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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKittitas_County_CDBG-CV2_-AppID351505 Powered by ZoomGrants™ Email This Preview Save as PDF Print Close Window A▲▼ Washington State Dept. of Commerce CARES Act CDBG-CV2 Deadline: 4/30/2021 Kittitas County Kittitas County CDBG-CV2 Jump to: Pre-Application Citizen Participation, Title VI, and Federal Purpose Project Budget Project Description Your Uploaded Documents $ 154,766.00 Requested Submitted: 4/29/2021 2:19:07 PM (Pacific) Project Contact Brett Wachsmith brett.wachsmith.co@co.kittitas.wa.us Tel: 509-962-7508 Additional Contacts none entered Kittitas County 205 West Fifth Avenue Suite 108 Ellensburg, WA 98926 Chair - Board of Commissioners Brett Wachsmith brett.wachsmith.co@co.kittitas.wa.us Telephone509-962-7508 Fax Web Pre-Application top 1. Jurisdiction Name Please identify the CDBG entitlement or nonentitlement county or city applying for the CDBG-CV2 grant. This should be the same county or city that is the lead applicant for current CDBG-CV1 and CDBG-CV3 funds for your respective jurisdiction(s). Kittitas County 2. After reviewing the CDBG-CV2 Eligible Activities Guide, are the proposed activities consistent with CDBG guidelines? 3. Please identify how the activities proposed in your CDBG-CV2 application extend or expand your CDBG-CV1 and/or CV3 activities. 4. Do you intend to pass funds to a subrecipient, such as a Community Action Program (CAP), economic development organization, or other entity to provide CDBG-funded services or assistance? 5. If your answer to #4 above was "Yes", provide your subrecipient name(s). It is likely that you will use the same subrecipient(s) as in CDBG-CV1 and/or CV3; however, you may change subrecipients if doing so assists in carrying out your CV2 activities. ✔✔✔✔ Yes gfedc No gfedc A. All activities are continued. gfedc B. Some (the most in-demand or important) activities are continued. ✔✔✔✔ C. Some activities are continued, some new activities are engaged in. gfedc D. All proposed activities are new. ✔✔✔✔ Yes gfedc No Comprehensive Healthcare Kittitas Valley Healthcare Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce 6. Have you reviewed the CDBG-CV2 Citizen Participation Guide and are you able to meet those requirements? ✔✔✔✔ Yes gfedc No Citizen Participation, Title VI, and Federal Purpose top 1. We conducted a CDBG-CV public hearing and it meets all four conditions as checked below. If all four conditions cannot be checked as met, follow the Instructions above and the CDBG-CV2 Citizen Participation Guide in the Library Tab to conduct another CDBG-CV public hearing before submitting a CDBG-CV2 application. 2. As a CDBG entitlement grantee, I attest that our CDBG Citizen Participation Plan does not require we conduct another public hearing for our proposed CDBG-CV2 activities. If these public hearing conditions cannot be met and another CDBG-CV public hearing must be conducted before submission of the CDBG-CV2 application, then CDBG entitlement grantees must follow their CDBG-CV citizen participation plan and local policy, 3. Provide the date of your CDBG-CV public hearing. September 1, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. 4. A copy of the public hearing notice’s affidavit of publication, OR a copy of the actual published notice from: the newspaper, OR the public hearing notice from an official website has been uploaded with this application. 5. Ethnicity Percentage of the service area Please provide the hispanic/latino percentage of the population's service area 8.8% 6. Race - provide percentages of the service area's population by race. 7. MINORITY POPULATIONS reported in the service area demographics above are: ✔✔✔✔ Was for CDBG-CV funds, providing an opportunity to receive public input on community development and housing needs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, ✔✔✔✔ Occurred within the last 18 months, ✔✔✔✔ Met local public hearing requirements, and ✔✔✔✔ Records are maintained and available for review. ✔✔✔✔ Another public hearing was not required. gfedc Another public hearing was required for the proposed CDBG-CV2 activities and conducted following our local CDBG public hearing requirements. gfedc N/A - I am a CDBG nonentitlement grantee. ✔✔✔✔ Yes gfedc No 88.5%White 1.0%Black or African American 0.6%American Indian / Alaska Native 1.6%Asian 0.9%Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 3.8%Some other race 3.7%Two or more races 0.000.00 TOTAL gfedc Scattered throughout the community. ✔✔✔✔ Scattered throughout the community, with concentrations in the areas listed in the following question. gfedc Concentrated in the areas listed in the following question. 8. Description of areas of population concentrations: Input "N/A" if no area concentration issues. Due to space limitations, we have attached the following document to depict the areas of population concentrations in Kittitas County. Attachment: Kittitas County Demographics by Geo Concentration. 9. The following opportunities were provided to Title VI protected groups to participate in and comment on the design of activities to be undertaken as part of this project (check all that apply): 10. Will all residents of the service area have the opportunity to benefit from this CDBG project? If the answer is NO, provide the Title VI protected group(s) or minority populations residing in the area that will not benefit from the CDBG project. 11. The above populations that will not benefit from this CDBG project: 12. For those protected groups that will not benefit from this CDBG project nor will receive similar services, provide a plan that identifies a timetable for providing such services in the future OR describe the reason no services are planned. Enter "N/A" if no explanation is required. NA 13. The following steps will be taken to ensure CDBG benefits are offered to all residents and Title VI protected groups within the community: (check all that apply) 14. How will your proposed use of funds prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Coronavirus? Check all that apply. 15. For Question 14, provide any additional information that explains how you propose to use grant funds. Kittitas County's CDBG project will provide mental health services for LMI persons through the local public hospital emergency room addressing critical mental health needs of community residents in crisis. 16. As you considered the use of CDBG-CV funds, how did you prioritize the unique needs of low- and moderate- income (LMI) persons? Check all that apply. ✔✔✔✔ Public hearing to review community development and housing needs gfedc Community meeting(s) gfedc Community survey gfedc Apply to be on a wait list for direct assistance gfedc Other: ✔✔✔✔ Yes, all residents of the service area will benefit gfedc If not - please explain: gfedc Will receive similar services provided through existing programs. gfedc Do not receive similar services provided through existing programs. explain: ✔✔✔✔ N/A - All residents of the service area will have the opportunity to benefit ✔✔✔✔ Protected groups will be informed of the opportunity to apply for the direct assistance program funded by CDBG ✔✔✔✔ Protected groups will be informed of the availability of programs to be located in a CDBG funded facility gfedc A community meeting will be held to inform all residents of benefits resulting from this CDBG project ✔✔✔✔ REQUIRED: A final public hearing to receive comment on this CDBG project is required and will be conducted with outreach and accommodation for non-English speaking residents, if applicable gfedc Other: ✔✔✔✔ Funds will assist persons facing income losses as a direct result of economic hardships and public health issues tied to COVID-19 gfedc Funds will assist microenterprises facing income losses as a direct result of required closures and economic hardships tied to COVID-19 gfedc Funds will support persons and microenterprises comply with public health and social distancing directives ✔✔✔✔ Funds will support community stabilization, recovery, and resilience gfedc Funds will support immediate development or renovation of public health, emergency response, and temporary housing facilities tied to COVID-19 response ✔✔✔✔ Funds will assist populations disproportionately affected by the coronavirus ✔✔✔✔ Reviewed COVID health data, and directed funds towards affected populations gfedc Reviewed COVID economic data and directed funds appropriately gfedc Reviewed demand for CDBG-CV1 (and CV3) funded activities 17. For Question 16, provide additional information about how you prioritized the needs of LMI persons. The Kittitas County CDBG project will be administered through our partner organization Comprehensive Healthcare (CHC). CHC is a private nonprofit organization that offers a full range of mental health services to children, adults, and families throughout eastern Washington. They provide services to all clients regardless of ability to pay and 80% of its client population are LMI. CHC's client population within Kittitas County includes 26% multi-racial, 23% Hispanic, and 12% identify as other ethnic and racial identity. Also, they are the primary provider of Medicaid behavioral health services in Kittitas County with ongoing services provided to 22% of the Medicaid population. CHC is committed to addressing mental health service needs within the LMI community and within Kittitas County so are a trusted and capable partner for this project. 18. How did you prioritize the use of funds to prevent duplication of benefit (ie using CDBG funds when it would be reasonable for the same costs to be funded by other financial assistance)? Check all that apply. 19. For Question 18, provide any additional information that explains how you plan to prevent duplication of benefit. Comprehensive Healthcare has been coordinating mental health services since the early 1970's and is experienced working with different payer sources or with patients who are lacking insurance coverage. This project will address a current unmet and unstaffed need within Kittitas Valley Healthcare Emergency Department (KVH ED). KVH ED collects payment information upon registration and triage. Patients with insurance coverage will be served using their primary source of payer funding. Data from KVH ED show that approximately 70% of patients seen at KVH ED are LMI. Also important, mental health services are chronically underfunded so we believe the total number of patients with insurance coverage for mental health services will be low. 20. By submitting a CDBG-CV2 application through ZoomGrants, the local government applicant has read and agrees to comply with the CDBG-CV2 Contract Conditions and Requirements located in the <i>Library Tab</i>. gfedc Sought input from LMI persons on housing and community development needs ✔✔✔✔ Sought input from service organization serving LMI and underserved populations gfedc Sought input from economic development organizations serving small, local business, and business owned by culturally and historically disadvantaged communities ✔✔✔✔ Will fund direct public services that assist LMI persons gfedc Will fund direct assistance for LMI microenterprise owners gfedc Will fund facilities that principally benefit LMI persons gfedc Other: ✔✔✔✔ Proposing to use CDBG-CV funds for direct services to LMI persons not receiving assistance from other sources for the same costs, or for funding gaps gfedc Proposing to use CDBG-CV funds for LMI microenterprise owners not receiving assistance from other sources for the same costs, or for funding gaps gfedc Establishing assistance application procedures that prevent duplication of benefit ✔✔✔✔ Partnering with a regional service provider to coordinate CDBG-CV funded assistance with other funding sources gfedc Forming a CDBG-CV consortium to establish a regional, coordinated approach to use of funds ✔✔✔✔ Proposing to use CDBG-CV2 funds facing high levels of need and unmet demand gfedc Other ✔✔✔✔ Yes gfedc No Project Budget top CDBG-CV2 Budget - Cost Items Grant Recipient Subrecipient 1 Subrecipient 2 Subrecipient 3 TotalTotal General Administration (Recipient only) $ 0.00 CDBG Public Services(PS) - Senior Services $ 0.00 CDBG PS - Legal Services $ 0.00 CDBG PS - Tenant/Landlord Counseling $ 0.00 CDBG PS - Health Services $ 0.00 CDBG PS - Mental Health Services $ 154,766.00 $ 154,766.00 CDBG PS - Housing Counseling $ 0.00 CDBG PS - Food Banks/Distribution $ 0.00 CDBG PS - Homeless Program Operations $ 0.00 CDBG PS - Subsistence Payments $ 0.00 CDBG MEA - Microenterprise Assistance $ 0.00 CDBG Public Facilities (PF) - Public Health $ 0.00 CDBG PF - Temporary Housing $ 0.00 CDBG PF - Emergency Response $ 0.00 CDBG Planning-Only $ 0.00 Other CDBG Activity: Identify and List Below $ 0.00 $ 0.00 Total $ 0.00 $ 154,766.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 154,766.00 $ 0.00 Project Budget Narrative Budget Narrative: The Coordinated Crisis Response Project will include hiring and training two FTE Crisis Case Managers to work on site at the county public hospital, Kittitas Valley Healthcare Emergency Department (KVH ED), to provide daily crisis response to behavioral health patients during peak volume times. The coverage will fluctuate based on daily volume averages ranging from 8 – 16 hours a day. The project will target 80-90% of the ED LMI patient population, estimated at 425 patients per month. The focus will be on crisis stabilization, coordination of care, referrals to behavioral health providers and resources to address social determinants of health deficits. Additionally, services will include follow-up and coordination with patients’ primary care. The Crisis Case Managers will be bachelor's degree prepared mental health professionals. Demonstration of Need: There is a demonstrated great need for behavioral health services at KVH Emergency Department. In 2020, the KVH ED patient volume data shows an average of 1008 patients a month, of which 65 were diagnosed with mental health or substance abuse issues. Approximately 70% of mental health service recipients at the KVH ED are Low- and Moderate-Income (LMI). The current service delivery model is restricted to only mental health patients identified as in need of evaluation under the Washington State Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA) law. These patients are evaluated by Comprehensive Healthcare (CHC) Designated Crisis Responders (DCRs) at the KVH emergency department. Response to the need is an on-call service only. Alarmingly, KVH ED has seen a recent increase in behavioral health crisis evaluations with a 28.57% increase within the first twenty-six days of April 2021 compared to March 2021. Anecdotally, we believe the increase is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however we do not have data to show this connection. Critical to this project is understanding how dramatically undercounted mental health services are within KVH ED data set. The data only shows patients with mental health as part of their diagnosis. Many of the mental health patients are diagnosed with a presenting health concern, not capturing the mental health secondary diagnosis issues. CHC reports providing services to an average of 108 patients per month at KVH (all departments within the hospital). CHC only sees crisis referrals with patients that are a danger to themselves, a danger to others or are gravely disabled. Also, a disproportionate number (60%) of these patients have no contact with behavioral health or crisis services prior to their admission to the hospital. Finally, CHD currently does not have resources to fund onsite staff at KVH ED to serve all the patient need. This project will target 80-90% of the ED LMI patient population during peak times at the ED. We estimate the total number of patients served at 425 per month. Kittitas County Data for LMI population includes 10,485 Apple Health recipients and/or 21.87% of residents in our county. 8% of residents have no health insurance and 14% live in poverty. The average family income is $29,161. Project Budget: The wages and benefits for the project are budgeted at $147,199.00 for two FTE Crisis Case Managers, to provide 8 - 16 hours of daily crisis response to behavioral health patients during peak volume times at KVH ED. Administrative cost is budgeted at 5% for a total of $7,359.00 to support review and execution of the CDBG contract, establishment of CDBG files and record keeping, and oversite and monitoring of the grant funded activities. During the grant funding period, there may be services costs related to the project for in-state travel and minor equipment which is budgeted at $208.00. Total amount requested: $154,766.00 Our previous CDBG-CV1 projects: The Kittitas County CDBG-CV1 consortium project, which includes microenterprise, childcare, and mortgage assistance, is in the subcontracting phase with our partner organizations so additional funds in these areas are not needed at this time. Project Description top PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CDBG NATIONAL OBJECTIVE TABLE - PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Program Activities (A) NAME of Service Program and NAME of Service Organization (B) DESCRIPTION of Services and Service Area(s) (C) HUD Code (D) EST Number of Persons or MicroEnts (E) National Objective - LMI Benefit or Urgent Need Activity 1 Coordinated Crisis Response Comprehensive Healthcare Two crisis case managers working on site at the KVH emergency department to provide 8 - 16 hours of daily crisis response to behavioral health patients during peak volume times at KVH ED. Focus will be on crisis stabilization, coordination of care, referrals to behavioral health providers and resources to address social determinants of health deficits. Additionally, services will include follow-up and coordination with patients’ primary care. The service area includes all persons in Kittitas County Washington in need of immediate emergency evaluation and/or care. 05O Two FTE Crisis Case Managers will work on site at KVH ED to provide daily crisis response to behavioral health patients during peak volume times. The coverage will fluctuate based on daily volume averages ranging from 8 – 16 hours a day. The project will target 80- 90% of the ED LMI patient population, estimated at 425 patients per month. LMI Benefit - structured services to principally benefit LMI persons. Approximately 70% of mental health service recipients at the KVH ED Low- and Moderate- Income. Activity 2 Activity 3 Activity 4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND CDBG NATIONAL OBJECTIVE TABLE - FACILITY ACTIVITIES AND PLANNING ONLY ACTIVITES Facility Activities and Planning Only Activities (A) NAME of Project and NAME of Owner (B) DESCRIPTION of Project and Area Served (C) HUD Code (D) EST Number of Persons (E) National Objective - LMI Benefit or Urgent Need Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3 Activity 4 Your Uploaded Documents top Application ID: 351505 Become a fan of ZoomGrants™ on Facebook Problems? Contact us at Questions@ZoomGrants.com ©2002-2021 GrantAnalyst.com. All rights reserved. "ZoomGrants" and the ZoomGrants logo are trademarks of GrantAnalyst.com, LLC. Logout | Browser * ZoomGrants™ is not responsible for the content of uploaded documents. Documents Requested *Required?Attached Documents * Public hearing notice affidavit of publication - OR- Hearing notice from newspaper -OR- Public hearing notice from an official website posting ✔✔✔✔ Hearing Notice from Newspaper CDBG-CV2 Project Information Worksheet ✔✔✔✔ Project Information CDBG-CV2 NEPA Attachment 6-G Required for entitlements: IDIS PR 02 - List of CV Activities Kittitas County Demographics by Geo Concentration